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***The New Ballgame***
Understanding Baseball Statistics for the Casual Fan
Glenn Guzzo
$14.95
ISBN: 060
Book (Paperback)
6 x 8
176 pages
January 2007
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There are no numbers for historic, more poetic, or more vibrant
than baseball's numbers. Glenn Guzzo has done a tremendous job of explaining
how one man's gobbledygook is another man's poetry. He connects all the dots
and decimal points so everyone can understand where these numbers came from
and how they can help you love baseball more than you ever did before.
–Jayson Stark, ESPN baseball analyst and columnist
Baseball has needed a Stats 101 class for a long time.
This book is required reading for anyone new to baseball's numbers.
–Alan Schwarz, senior writer for Baseball America
Glenn Guzzo draws from both recent events and the vastness of baseball history
to introduce readers to basic baseball stats, as well as a few new-fangled ones.
Even if you already know your way around a box score, Guzzo's prose
and his choice of examples will make this a fun read.
–John Zajc, Executive Director,
Society for American Baseball Research
Available Now
As the use of statistics becomes ever more popular, and essential, in baseball, The New Ballgame provides a user-friendly explanation of the increasingly complex statistics used in the game.
Written by Glenn Guzzo, author of the award-winning Strat-O-Matic
Fanatics, this book is perfect for fans just getting into baseball stats, veteran statheads trying to explain to their significant others why they care about stats, and as a gift for kids just becoming interested in baseball statistics.
Key features include:
- Definitions for all the stats currently used in baseball
- A historical breakdown of statistics in the game
- Keeping score during a game
- Reading a box score
- Fantasy/simulation baseball games
- The future of statistics in baseball
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